#a89998

Color #a89998

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a89998

RGB

rgb(168, 153, 152)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 8.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 9.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 9.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.46, 5.33, 2.52)

LCH

lch(64.46, 5.9, 25.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0178, 22.1)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 59.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a7a8

Analogous

#a8989f

#a89998

#a8a198

Triadic

#a89998

#98a899

#9998a8

Split-complementary

#a89998

#98a8a1

#989fa8

Tetradic

#a89998

#a7a898

#98a7a8

#9998a8

Square

#a89998

#9fa898

#98a7a8

#a198a8

Shades

Color #a89998 mixed toward black.

#8f7c7b

#746362

#574a49

#3a3131

#1d1918

Tints

Color #a89998 mixed toward white.

#b6aaa9

#c5bbba

#d3cccb

#e2dddd

#f0eeee

Tones

Color #a89998 mixed toward gray.

#a79a99

#a59b9b

#a49c9c

#a39e9d

#a19f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a298 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a498 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a79898 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89998]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a89998 (#a89998) is rgb(168, 153, 152) in RGB.

No, #a89998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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